HOOD RIVER, Ore. - On the same day Walter Gehringer was crushing his 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, 20 of the Pacific Northwest's most influential wine judges selected the Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2017 Signature Riesling Icewine as best of show at the sixth annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition in Hood River, Ore. "Wow, that's spectacular news!" exclaimed … [Read more...] about Gehringer tops Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition again
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Team Quady sweeps superlatives at Oregon Wine Competition
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Herb Quady used his passion for Rhône varieties and tapped into Southern Oregon's inherent flair with Tempranillo as he and his Barrel 42 Custom Winecraft team swept the superlatives at the 2018 Oregon Wine Competition. The Quady North 2017 GSM Rosé captured best of show in the specialty category while the Old Ninety Nine Cellars 2014 Tempranillo earned … [Read more...] about Team Quady sweeps superlatives at Oregon Wine Competition
Fujishin, Lost West Winery use Riesling to top 2018 Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho — Martin Fujishin has been on quite a run in the past two years, and now he’s got best of show at the 2018 Idaho Wine Competition to add to his history. The winemaker who grew up in the Snake River Valley community of Adrian, Ore., topped the field of 143 entries with the 2017 Riesling that he made under his consumer-minded Lost West Winery brand. "I … [Read more...] about Fujishin, Lost West Winery use Riesling to top 2018 Idaho Wine Competition
McMinnville Wine and Food Classic announces 2019 judging panel
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Wineries urge wine competitions to build their judging panels around wine buyers and influentials, so organizers of the McMinnville Wine and Food Classic - SIP! moved in that direction for their 2019 panel. The fund-raiser for St. James Catholic School in McMinnville has recruited wine buyers, writers, educators, winemakers and chefs to score the Jan. 19 … [Read more...] about McMinnville Wine and Food Classic announces 2019 judging panel
Wind Rose Cellars tops Capital judging with Primitivo
LACEY, Wash. — David Volmut, who has made Italian varieties a focus of Wind Rose Cellars on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, produced a 2013 Primitivo from acclaimed StoneTree Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope that won best of show at the annual Capital Food and Wine Festival Wine Competition near Olympia. A grape-growing grandfather from the famed wine region of Piedmont in … [Read more...] about Wind Rose Cellars tops Capital judging with Primitivo